The Intertestamental Period

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The Intertestamental Period

• Myron C. Kauk

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Chronology at the End of the Old Testament

• 722 BC Assyria Conquers Israel
• 586 BC Babylon Conquers Judah
• 538 BC Persia Conquers Babylon
• 536 BC Exiles Begin to Return
• 516 BC Second Temple Completed
• 480 BC Esther Queen of Persia
• 444 BC Nehemiah Rebuilds Walls
• 430 BC Malachi

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Persian Rulers

• Cyrus (556-527 BC)
• Cambyses (527-521 BC)
• Darius Hystaspis (521-586 BC)
• Xerxes (486-465 BC)
• Artaxerxes Longimanus (465-424 BC)
• Xerxes II (424-423 BC)
• Darius Nothus (423-404 BC)
• Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-358 BC)
• Ochus (358-338 BC)
• Arsus (338-336 BC)
• Darius III (336-331 BC)

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Alexander the Great

• 336 Crowned King of Macedonia
• 333 Battle of Isis, Conquers Syria
• 332 Conquers Egypt, Visits Jerusalem
• 331 Battle of Arbela, Conquers Persia
• 323 Dies in Babylon

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Ptolemies and Seleucids

• Ptolemy Soter (323-285)
• Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246)
• Ptolemy Euergetes (246-221)
• Ptolemy Philopator (221-204)
• Ptolemy Epiphanes (204-182)
• Ptolemy Eupator (182-181)
• Ptolemy Philometor (181-145)

• Seleucus Nicator (312-280)
• Antiocus Soter (280-260)
• Antiocus Theus (260-246)
• Seleucus Calinicus (246-227)
• Seleucus Ceraenus (227-223)
• Antiochus the Great (223-187)
• Seleucus Philapator (187-176)
• Antiochus Epiphanes (175-163)
• Antiochus Eupator (163-162)
• Demetrius Soter (162-151)

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The Hasmoneans

• Judas Maccabaeus (166-160)
• Jonathan Maccabaeus (160-143)
• Simon Maccabaeus (143-135)
• John Hyrcanus (135-104)
• Aristobulus (104-103)
• Alexander Jannaeus (103-76)
• Salome Alexandra (76-69)
• Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II (69-63)

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The Romans

• Julius Caesar (49-44 BC)
• Mark Antony (44-31 BC)
• Augustus (31 BC AD 14)
• Tiberius (AD 14-37)
• Caligula (AD 37-41)
• Claudius (AD 41-54)
• Nero (AD 54-68)
• Galba (AD 68-69)
• Vitellius (AD 69)
• Vespasian (AD 69-79)
• Titus (AD 79-81)
• Domitian (AD 81-96)

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Credits

• Maps from Logos Bible Software www.logos.com
• Timelines from Bibleworks www.bibleworks.com
• Geneology from www.bible-history.com
• Ptolemies and Seleucids Bible Knowledge
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